User Guide

Chapter 3 Using Tables 49
To constrain the movement to horizontal, vertical, or 45 degrees, hold down the Shift m
key as you drag.
To move a table more precisely, click any cell, click Inspector in the toolbar, click the m
Metrics inspector button, and then use the Position elds to relocate the table.
To copy a table and then move the copy, hold down the Option key, press at the edge m
of an unselected table or an entire table that’s selected, and drag.
Naming Tables
Every Numbers table has a name that’s displayed in the Sheets pane and can
optionally be displayed above the table. The default table name (Table 1, Table 2, and
so forth) can be changed, hidden, and formatted.
Here are ways to work with table names:
To change the name, double-click it in the Sheets pane and type the new name. m
You can also click in the table and change its name using the Table inspector’s
Name eld.
On any sheet, two tables can’t have the same name.
To show a table’s name on the sheet canvas, click in the table and then select Name in m
the format bar or the Table inspector.
To hide the table name on the sheet, deselect Name.
To format a name displayed on the sheet canvas, select the table, click the table name m
on the sheet canvas to activate the name for formatting, and use the format bar, Fonts
window, or Text pane of the Text inspector.
To increase the distance between the table name and the table body, select Name in m
the Table inspector, click the name on the canvas, and then use the Text inspector to
modify the After Paragraph spacing.
Enhancing the Appearance of Tables
You can apply color, use images, and use other formatting techniques to enhance the
visual appeal of your tables.
Here are ways to enhance a table’s appearance:
You can ll the background of an entire table or individual cells with dierent kinds of m
color eects or with an image. See “Filling Objects with Colors or Images” on page 223
for instructions.
You can change the thickness and color of borders around a table and its cells, as m
“Formatting Table Cell Borders” on page 84 describes.
You can adjust the attributes of text in table cells, including header and footer cells. m
See “Formatting Text Size and Appearance” on page 163 and “Setting Text Alignment,
Spacing, and Color” on page 170 for details.